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SEATTLE, WA – MAY 13: Eric Canha #20 of the Oakland Athletics hits a solo home run off of starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi #18 of the Seattle Mariners during the second inning of a game at T-Mobile Park on May 13, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

SEATTLE — In a game that went 10 innings and featured seven home runs it was a single that ended the excitement.

The A’s tied a season high with five home runs, including Ramon Laureano’s go-ahead blast in the top of the 10th inning, but it was Seattle catcher Omar Narvaez’s RBI single in the bottom of the 10th that clinched a walkoff 6-5 victory for the Mariners in a home-run filled slug fest Monday night.

The first nine runs in the game came off the long ball with the A’s and Mariners combining for seven homers. Oakland hit five solo home runs, including two by Khris Davis — his first in 20 games since April 12.

“I just put a good swing on it and it just went out,” Davis said. “I was just battling and trying to get the barrel on the ball. … I think it’s like a momentum factor. We just have good ABs after good ABs and really try to hit the ball out.”

The A’s took a 4-1 lead after Davis’s second home run in the eighth but saw that advantaged erased by a three-run home run by Daniel Vogelbach in the bottom half of the inning off reliever Lou Trivino.

Laureano’s fifth homer of the season put Oakland back on top in the top of the 10th inning before the Mariners rallied. Domingo Santana tied the game with an RBI double and Narvaez won it with a single off of Joakim Soria, who came out for the 10th after striking out the side in the bottom of the ninth inning.

“Our bullpen has been pitching well here recently too,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “We’ve been a little back and forth with it, but with the workload that we’ve had recently with the extra innings games and so forth, you aren’t going to have everybody available. So you do the best you can with what you have, and we still have confidence in Soria.”

Soria (1-3, 5.14 earned-run average) had no problem heading out for another inning of work.

“It’s part of baseball,” Soria said. “It’s part of the game and it’s sad that we bounced back and had that homer by Laureano and that we end up losing. … We’re all over there trying to help this team. Obviously, we’ve been pitching a lot. This is part of the job. Sometimes you have to go out there and try to support your teammates and if you can give two innings or more that’s a plus for us.”

Oakland left fielder Mark Canha also hit a home run, his third of the year, in his first at bat after returning from a sprained wrist injury that kept him out for two weeks.

Since the start of the 2018 season, Canha has hit 14 home runs off of left-handed pitchers. Only two American League players have more in that span: Texas’s Joey Gallo (18) and Davis (17).

Davis, who went 2-for-4, added to his total in the sixth inning with a home run to left field off Mariners lefty Yusei Kikuchi. His second home run off reliever Austin Adams brought his season total to 12 after his third multi-homer game of the season.

“That’s huge for us. He’s the key to our offense,” Melvin said. “Sits in the four hole, hits 40 home runs a year, that’s kind of who he is. He’s been dealing with an injury that has affected some of his swings. You could even see early in the game, he just throttled it back a little bit, doesn’t have to swing all out to hit a homer. Once he hit one, it’s not uncommon for him to hit another one.”

Matt Olson added another solo home run off Kikuchi in the seventh to chase the Mariners’ starter out of the game. Reliever Brandon Brennan (2-2, 2.31) earned the win in relief for Seattle.

Oakland (19-24) starter Mike Fiers made his first start since his second career no-hitter last week against Cincinnati. His bid for a third career no hitter ended with the first batter he faced when Seattle’s Mitch Haniger led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run.

Fiers needed 36 pitches to get through the first but only allowed two hits in five innings against Seattle (21-23). He walked three batters, struck out four and finished with 85 pitches — well below the 131 he needed for his no-hitter.

“It was just an erratic first inning,” Fiers said. “Give up that first homer to the first batter and I think I was trying to expand too much early and stay away from contact. I wasn’t aggressive early on. After that inning, I kind of settled down and started trusting my stuff and just getting back to me.”

The A’s hope to continue to pile up the runs and bounce back in the finale of the brief two-game series against the Mariners Tuesday night.

“I guess they’ve had our number early on with the (three) wins but we’ll be fine,” Fiers said. “Definitely a tough game, having the lead and giving it up. Having the lead twice, actually. But we’ll be fine. I’ve said it before, this team’s too good to be losing as many games as we have so far.”

— Canha was activated from the injured list prior to the start of a two-game series against Seattle.

Canha was placed on the injured list on April 29 with a sprained right wrist. He was hitting .200 with a .377 on-base percentage and had one home run in 18 games prior to his injury.

To make room for Canha on the roster, 35-year-old designated hitter Kendrys Morales was designated for assignment.

“It feels good,” Canha said of his wrist before Monday’s game. “… I feel like I’m ready to go.”

Canha made two starts with Triple-A Las Vegas and went 1-for-8 with a double and two RBI. Canha’s versatility in the outfield, as well as a pinch hitter, gave him the edge over Morales, who was acquired in March after Olson was placed on the injured list and required hand surgery.

Oakland is also scheduled to face left-handed pitchers in three of their four upcoming games against Detroit, in addition to Seattle lefty Yusei Kikuchi on Monday, which made for good timing for Canha’s return.

“He’s had two consecutive (rehab) games,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “He’s got eight at bats and we always find a way to get him in the lineup against lefties anyway, so it’s pretty good timing for us.”

Melvin also praised Morales, who struggled with the A’s after being acquired from Toronto on March 29 for minor league infielder Jesus Lopez and $1 million in international bonus money. Morales batted .204 with one home run and seven RBI in 108 at-bats for the A’s.

With Canha and Olson back the veteran Morales became the odd man out.

“His numbers weren’t great with us, but he was a pro,” Melvin said. “… He was a terrific teammate and we wish him the best. I know he’ll hook on somewhere.”

Morales even sat with the player who would take his roster spot, watched video and gave him tips on his swing.

“I think the fact that he’s willing to take guys under his wing says a lot about his character,” Canha said.

“… He’s clearly a veteran player and has some wisdom to share and he’s not afraid to share it. I really enjoyed that part of interacting with him.”

— Fiers made his first start Monday night since tossing his second career no-hitter last Tuesday against Cincinnati. Fiers threw 131 pitches in the game, which earned him an extra day of rest by Melvin.

The A’s manager had a quick response about Fiers’s limit for Monday night.

“No more than 140,” Melvin deadpanned. “I’ve already talked to him about that.”

Last week brought the second complete game of the right hander’s career. Fiers’ first complete game came in his inaugural no-hitter on August 21, 2015. His latest helped Fiers earn co-American League Player of the Week honors along with Houston’s George Springer.

“He’s not a max effort guy. He’s not throwing 98 miles per hour,” Melvin said. “He didn’t come up under pitch limits and so forth, so if anybody we have probably has the ability to throw that many pitches and bounce back, it’s him.”

The effort for Fiers’s third career no-hitter on Monday ended with a lead off home run by Haniger in the Mariners’ first at bat of the game.

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